One last day in Newport: Getting ready for sea!

 One last day on the mooring at Newport awaiting wind to sail allowing us to get all the last minute checks and preventative maintenance done. 

• Anchor security restrained--Done!
• All cotter pins in place in the rigging and seizing wire on shackles--Done!
• Life lines adjusted to taut and all stanchions that hold the life line secured--Done!
  
• All 5 raw water strainers cleaned and eel grass removed from thru hull--engine, generator, air conditioning, water maker, refrigerator (boats use cycling of sea water to cool systems)--Done!
• Impeller changed on generator--Done!
• Course and wind double checked--Done!
• Garbage and recycling ashore--Done!
• Storm jib rigged and checked then taken down and stowed--Done!

After a long and successful day, we settled down to eat Jeannie's wonderful tacos and watch the sunset while going over final processes for the morning sail. 

 

             Geoff double checks his handy work constraining the anchor for safe passage.

 

                                                                    Storm jib drill.

 

A patriotic moment at sunset as the shot at the New York Yacht Club calls for flags down, someone on one boat plays taps on a trumpet and this little cat boat goes gliding by the anchorage.
 

  

      Sunset on the final night off Fort Adams.

Glorious bright harvest moon rise sends orange shimmers over the water . The same lovely moon that will guide our passage to the ocean in a few short hours.